Planter



Jan. 22, 1935. c, BLAscHKE PLANTER Filed July 15. 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet l C. BLASCHKE Jan. 22, 1935.

PLANTER Filed July 13. 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 22, 1935. c. BLAscHKE 1,988,618

PLANTER Filed July 13, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 gva/venlo@ 'l dummy Patented Jan. 22, 17935 i vUNIfl'fED T-TETS LTPAT `0"'F213'.fILCll'. c

"rssasrs Y l fIIlANTER` g I Charles Blas'ehke, Schulenburg, Tex. Applicationlrulyfia,1933, seriarno. 80,318

l` 3 e1aims-- (01.-111-52) Thiginvention relates maplanter primarily asbysmeans of, clamp-15:. having bolts-slidable. in adapted for use as an. attachment .and .to .plant an elongatedislotglnfusaid baror.frame10,.are intwo rowsatthesame timeatvvarying distances :brackets 17 of holloW'form,-.at the front of which apart, usually from `fourteen to'` twentyrsixiinches s-ia furrow opening shovel lfattachedtoa'dependapart. i entr tube 19 :integral -withxsuchfbrackets17,.: and E'5 "The.-machine\.is adaptedE tosplant.oniornseeds furrow-coveringtools; operatingfafterthe Seedis for example, '1t alsorbeingadapted for'theplanting discharged, areshown vat. 20,1.being1 secured by lOfvmious Othepseeds, Y clamps 21.to.rearwardlyextending.armsa22 .inte- `Morespecirlcallyit israim'edto'provideia'congral:Withgtheubrackets IFI. :Thezcovering tools`20 l0 struction/having a4 shaft adapted v`tozbeiadriven are'fbifurcatedaslbest;shownin Figure 2. 10 fromawheel or the equivalent of the planter and .Containers sor hoppers 23a-for onion seeds: or to` operate one or more seeduboxes having. novel otherzseeds aredetachably securedtethe brackets .discharge 4.means therein.` andirestrorr the: ',upperrsurfaces thereof, the .seed

Themorelspec'ic objectsand-.advantages-will discharging =nally through an openi'ngztin the become apparent froma consideration .'oitheideltop plate-.250i each;bracket 17. Guide .tubesfor I5 scriptionv following taken in connectiont-Withf-acthe seedzmayxdepend at.- 26? from said'platesr25 in companying drawings. illustratingxran-Loperaitive ordentoplead and dischargethexseed. infthev iurembodiment. Y rows;opened by; the. tool 18. between thertoolsj 18 tIn said'drawingszand20; and'closed v bythe tools220.

PFigure isa: side' elevation of. theattachment, Integral or otherWiser-ig'idon the bracketsl'l 20 in connectionfwith portionsxof onevformiof. planter are studs;` 27 from :which rise iintegrallyascrew with which it may be used, members 28. r'llhebottom,.wa11s'29.ofhoppersf23 .Figure 2- is a plan; viewer the .partsvofligurenlg Ihave openings 130 :.therethrough.. whereby the Figure 3 is a rear elevationof .the attachment screwsf28 project through theopenings.. and. above alone, .the base' 29toreceive:.fasteningf nutsl31. f'.Such 25 Y VFigure 4 is an enlargedv Verticalsectional View nuts 31 areagrpreferably..integraliparts.of spiders Ataken on the. linel 4 4 of .Figure 2, 32 "which prevent undue paclring:c'nfzthei1 seed, vFigure 5 is an enlarged sectional View taken on Whi'clr spiders also-'serveasihandlesjn connection the line 5-5 of Figure 2, witlrrthe looseningand tighteningiothegnutstl. Figure isvanv enlarged plan-viewiparticularly Saidrihoppers'andztheiribasesf29 andzltrracketsl` 17 30 showing oneof therseedhoppers' and'associated arerelatively:stationaryimuse. i mechanism, 1 LThe'rupperf-surfaces :ofthewwalls 25 ofzthe Figure 7 is a cross sectional-cvivevvil takenionthe brackets .are recessedat.A 331and/ rotatable linsuch line 'L -7.0i Figure-4, i l recesses. arev distributor vplates34,,having anplural- Figure is across l"sectional View takeni-on rthe itynof 11 equidistantlyzspaced :openingsf35uy there# 35 line 8-8 of Figure', 1 i., through'aofreceive seeds romithehopperthrough I Figure-9 is a cross lsectional View.talienfonv the anY arcuateiopeningfzin,suclrfbottomsmubases line 9---9 of Figure 5, .I 29,.archedrelements.bridging saidsopenings.

-Figure 10 is "a side elevation.showingv .therati.ffA:.fl'rousingifB.'7,` closedy againstnthe entrance or tachment connected Vto a different. formv of plantseed is .provided withinthehopperiandit hasta 40 er and using a diierent drive meansfromFgure guard of plunger form' slidablyfmountedtthere- 1, and in .bymeans ofashank 39. ipassingf .through-1an Figure 11- is a side elevation showing theattach'- opening aipartition 40rand spring. pressedat. 41 ment using a still' further form of driving'means inla downward direction. '.Theguard extends. outand connectedvto adiflerentform' of planter. sideof thehousing 37 `andis adapted for contact Referringspecically to the-drawings and first with the rotatable' plate-i34iuvergthe openingsz35 to the formshown inf Figuresl'l tol 9, the device therethrough, .toprevent surplus-seedremainng comprising my invention consists of a `bary or ini-the opening'. and :beingwcrushedtbetweenf the frame 10 adaptedtoloedisposedhorizontallyl and plates 34 and thebottom of ythe housing 37.k @Also by means ofi-bolts 11 and a Vclamping plate 12 be within-.said housing. isan: ejectoriaa alsoA imrhe 50 connected to a member 13fof a frame 14, fragmen fornrrv of a spring. pressedplun'ger .since it lhasa a tarily shown, of a riding planter. The attachshank'431.s1idablypassing:throughanopeningfin ment and: drive for the'device are capable of being rthe-partition 40A andi `urged downwardlyiiby :a varied to suit any construction of riding planter. spring 44. The plunger V42 is adapted to move into Suitably adjustable along the bar or frame 10, and out of the openings 35, as they register therewith to insure ejection of the seeds through opening 24 into the tube 26, the movement of the plunger out of the opening being automatic since the lower surface of the plunger is conical as at 45.

Adapted to drive the plates 34 are sleeves 46 equipped with bevel gears 47, such sleeves and gears being journaled on the studs 27. Sleeves 46 extend through plates 34 and have projections 46' entered in slots 34' of said plates detachably coupling ythem together.. The gears 47 mesh with bevel gears 48 having sleeves 49 journaled in bearings 50 of the brackets 17. A shaft 51, preferably square or otherwise polygonal in cross section passes through a corresponding opening in the gear 48 and sleeve 49 and bearings 52 journaled and secured in the brackets 17. The square shaft enables the gears 48 and sleeves A49 and bearings 52 to be moved with the brackets and hoppers-as units along the shaft laccording tothe width y desired for the rows. Said shaft'5lmay berotatedin any suitable manner. Preferably it has a bevel gear wheel 53 keyed thereon adjacent which a bracket 54 is rigidly'connected to the bar orA frame 10. In such bracket 54, a'bevel gear wheel 55 is j ournaled which is enmeshed with the gear wheel 53 and in turnis rigidwith a vertical drive shaft 56.

- Said shaft 56 has a bevel gear -wheel 57 keyed thereto and enmeshed rwith a gear wheel 58 keyed to a shaft 59, journaled in a bracket 60, suitably securedv tothe frame 14.1 Said bracket 60 has a bearingV 61 through which the shaft 56 passes. Shaft 59 has a bevelgear wheel 62 thereon which isenmeshedfwith agearwheel 63 keyed to the axle 6,4;0f the planter, one ground wheel of the latteixbeingshown at 65. The drive from the Wheel `63 tothe gear 62,is under control ofa spring-controlled clutch 65 adapted to be Athrown in or out to establishor 'destroy the driving of the gear: 62 andthe attachment, through the operation of va,lever.66 pivotedat 67 tothe bracket60. Said lever,66 is preferably connected pivotally to the main lifting lever on the riding planter -14 so that lifting operation of said lever will open the clutch and lowering movement of such lever will permit the; clutch to engage or close. f 1 .fz VIn operation, it vwill ybe clear thatthe seed in the hoppers A23 will be 4prevented from packing and theirdischarge. aided by the spiders 32, passing throughfthe openings 36 and gatheredin the openings 35, The guard 38 by engaging the upper surface `of the rotatable distributing plates .34, prevents the seeds from'wedging under the housing 37 and the ejector42aids in displacing them through the port 24 and tubes 26, it being: clear that as thejmachine travels over the ground, the wheel 65 turns the axle 64 and the latter turns gear 63,'gear 62, shaftl59, gears 58 and 57, lshaft 56, gears 55 `and 53, shaft 51, gears 48 and,47 and accordingly the distributing plates34.

Various changes may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, one modified form is shown in Figure 10; The attachment in this-r figure is connected to a different construction of riding planter whoseframe is shown at 70, ground wheel at 71, axle 72, and gear wheel thereon 73. A bracket 74, of appropriately different shape dueto the :shape of the frame70 is employed, being bolted as at 75 to the frame 70. Shaft 56m this instance has a bevel gear wheel 76 keyed Athereto enmeshed with a bevel gear `wheel 77 carried by a shaft 78 journaled in the `bracket 74 and which in turny carries a bevel gear 79 enmeshed with the bevel gear 73. The construction is otherwise identical with Figure 1.

Figure 11 shows a further modified form in which the drive gearing is adapted to another construction or type of riding planter 81. A bracket 82 of different shape from the brackets 60 and 74, due to the shape of the frame of the planter 81 is employed for attachment to such frame. Y Shaft 56 is journaled in such frame and carries a bevel gear wheel 83enmeshed with a bevel gear wheel 84 carried by a shaft 85 journaled on the bracket and in turn carrying a bevel gear wheel 86 enmeshed with a bevel gear wheel 87 carried by the axle 88 of ground wheel 89 of the riding planter. A clutch 90 is provided in the Ashaft and it is engaged by a lever 91, pivoted to the bracket at 92. A spring 93, normally maintains the clutch closed. Operation of the lever 91 will open such clutch. To this end lever 91 is preferably pivoted as at 94 to the main lifting lever 95 of the riding planter, such lever having lock means 96 coacting with a toothed segment97 on the frame of planter 81.

I claim as my invention:

1. An attachment ofthe class described comprising a bracket, a stud carried by the bracket, a hopper secured to said stud having a seed discharge opening,` a distributing plate beneath the hopper having openings to register with and receive seeds from the rst Vmentioned' opening, said bracket having an opening to receive seeds from the distributing plate, means to rotate said distributing ,plate including a gear journaled on said stud, gearing journaled on the bracket to drive said gear, a driving shaft forsaid gearing on which said bracket and gearing are mounted and movable and means to secure the bracket in adjusted position along said shaft and to the implement to which the attachment is secured for adjustment according'to the width of row desired.

2. A device of the class described comprising a bracket having depending bearing arms and an upper wall, said wall -having a recess, a seed discharge opening in said wall, a distributor plate journaled in said recess having 'openings therethrough adapted to register with the first mentioned openings, a stud on said bracket having a screw rising therefrom, a hopper havinga base wall above whichsaid screw projects, a nut engaging said. screw to secure the'hopper inplace, a spider constituting a handle for said nut, the bottom wall beingiopen' zso that seedmay pass from the hopper to the opening of ,theY distributor plate, ,a gear. to drive` said distributor plate journaled von said stud, a gear inymesh withthe rst mentioned? gear having a sleeve journaled in one of said bearings, a shaft extending through the last mentioned gear todrive the same and Aalong whichg the bracket is 'adjustable,.and abushing for said shaft journaled in thel bearing.v

3. A device of the class described having a frame, means to attach their-ame to a planter, seedfdischarging hoppers onsaid frame, a shaft to operate said seed discharging hoppers, a shaft rising from the first mentioned shaft and geared to the rst mentioned shaft, a bracket attachable to the frame, and gearingcarriedby said bracket in driving relation tothe second mentioned shaft adapted for connection to the axle, ofthek planter, said drive means including a clutch.

, CrauiRLEs BLscHKE. 

